balung

See also: bälung and Balung

Balinese

Etymology

Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦁ (balung).

Noun

balung (Balinese script ᬩᬮᬸᬂ)

1. bone

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lung
• IPA^(key): /baˈluŋ/ [baˈluŋ]

Adjective

balúng

1. alternative spelling of balong (“drunk; intoxicated”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lung

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦁ (balung).

Noun

balung (plural balung-balung)

1. cockscomb

   Synonym: jengger

2. (dialect, Java) bone

   Synonym: tulang

Derived terms

• berbalung

Etymology 2

Noun

balung (plural balung-balung)

1. serpentine ghost

   Synonym: hantu badai

Etymology 3

Noun

balung (plural balung-balung)

1. place for hardening parang

Further reading

• “balung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese baluṅ.

Noun

balung

1. bone

Romanization

balung

1. romanization of ꦧꦭꦸꦁ

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /baloŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /balʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -luŋ, -loŋ, -uŋ, -oŋ

Noun

balung (Jawi spelling بالوڠ, plural balung-balung)

1. cockscomb (fleshy red crest of a rooster)

Alternative forms

• balong

Further reading

• “balung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Taroko

Etymology

Compare Atayal bazing.

Noun

balung

1. (Tgdaya, Truku) egg